Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes four new Trustees to help accelerate progress towards a cure for dementia

Alzheimer’s Research UK has today (Wednesday 07 February 2024) announced the appointment of four new Trustees – leading figures from across the charity, technology law and medical sectors – who are determined to help deliver a cure for dementia.

The Trustees all bring a breadth of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to their voluntary roles, which they officially started in January. All of them are driven to support the cause because of their personal experience of the condition, which affects almost one million people in the UK today.

The new Trustees join Alzheimer’s Research UK at an exciting time, both for the organisation and for dementia research more generally.

For the first time, new treatments are on the horizon that can slow the course of Alzheimer’s disease – the leading cause of dementia – and there have encouraging signs that blood tests could revolutionise its diagnosis. While these are promising steps forward, there is still a long way to transform the lives of people affected by all forms of dementia.